name a book which has fascinated you the most.no religious books please.?

Question

i expect answer from the persons who have read atleast 150 books and 10 or more writers.

no offence please.this is simply to obtain moremature recomendations only.

Answer 1

I hate to say that this single book fascinated me the MOST, because dealing in extremes is so subjective and all,

But I would say the book "Hey Nostradamus!" by Douglas Coupland would probally fit the bill for me.

One would be that Coupland's writing, itself, piques my interest in that although there is a similarity throughout his books, they still are severly different novels in and of themselves, ie Jpod I found hillarious, while even I am not demented enough to have had many belly laughs from "Nostradamus!"

The novel itself I did find fascinating in the scope, despite its rather narrow focus (at least on the surface). One could easily file it away as a simple book on a school shooting but the depth and progression of all the characters, including one whom is never alive duringthe entire book except through memory and flashbacks, is amazing.

It also has a bit of unsolved cliffhanger, which irks the living **** outta me for not knowing the true resolution of the story.

The format in and of itself, is unique, at least to me. I loved the fact that the story was essentially told as four smaller stories it really melded together to be ONE book, ONE story, not merely 4 stories that are interconnected. This would definately be in part to and in spite of the fact that the narratives are seperated, not told at the same time, flipping back and forth.

Of all the books I have read, this is definately one that makes me want to talk about it, and discuss it more.

Also, I must apoligize, I dont have an exact documentation of how many books I have read, but I think I probally have inked-in just around 151-153
And I'm pretty sure I've read 9 1/2 author's work (it would be ten, but one was under a pen name) I hope this doesn't disqualify me

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I think one of the books that fascinated me early on (about age 12) was Arthur C. Clarke's novelization of the movie "2001." I didn't understand the movie, so I got the book; that led me to his other books, including "Childhood's End," which is probably my favorite of his books. Clarke, in turn, led me to other science-fiction writers like Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Heinlein, and things sort of took off from there because I was curious about the science in their books - whether or not it was real (some was, some wasn't, of course). I couldn't begin to tell you how many books I've read, or how many authors; I'm sure it's many thousands, on many different topics, as I have at least a couple thousand books of my own on all sorts of subjects and themes, and have read many others that I don't own.

Answer 4

The Power of Myth (interview with Joseph Campbell by Bill Moyers);
The Complete Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby

to name a few

Answer 5

I really enjoyed the first two books of the Gormenghast trilogy - Titus Groan and Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake- dark,sinister,funny and compelling.The third book however was a bit of a let down!I also really enjoyed the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman- Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, all of them were great.

Answer 6

Billy Budd Melville

Answer 7

I have to second Harry Potter. It is addicting. I like Lord of The Rings too.

Others: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Frankenstein
Pride & Prejudice (not that great but still good)
John Grisham's books are good too but you have to be interested in law stuff.

Answer 8

The Little Prince by St. Exupery - the most philosophical and deep book I have ever read. I must have read it for 50 times at least and everytime I see new meanings beyond the words.

Answer 9

Carpet baggers,
The Dream merchants
Spartacus
Journey to moon -Jules Verne
Lost Horizon by James Hilton

Answer 10

There is a book called Skellig by David Almond. Written for young adults but I and fellow librarians found it very thought provoking and quite unforgettable!